Local Democracy, Economic Development and Construction Bill [HL]

I thank the Minister for her response. I am a little disappointed and I still have concerns about how things could fall between the cracks in situations where leaders’ boards are not set up or the capacity does not exist for them to be set up. We shall look at this matter again before Report and we may well return to it then. I agree with the noble Baroness’s comments that today we should try to get to the heart of the debate and that it would be good to make progress. At this stage, I beg leave to withdraw the amendment. Amendment 172B withdrawn. Amendment 173 had been withdrawn from the Marshalled List. Amendment 173A not moved. Clause 67 agreed. Amendment 173B not moved.